At 8 o'clock in the morning, the day after a Thanksgiving snowstorm has blanketed the surroundings in white, the grounds of St. Joseph Abbey in Spencer, Mass., are nearly deserted.

Food & Drink. Trappist Monks Are Fighting to Save the Water in Their Sacred Beer. ... Belgian Trappist beers, as officially recognized by the International Trappist Association ...

The smiling monk standing over a bubbling brew kettle is a favorite bit of lore of many a Belgian beer fan. Pious and happy, the monks brewed beer to drink to during periods of fasting. The real ...

Today, eight different beers bear the official Trappist beer label, but not all of the brews are created equal. Here are some of the best Trappist brews that are sure to please your palate. Cheers. 1.

Jet Tila introduces us to a new, authentic Hollywood Thai restaurant. English food writer Nigel Slater talks about his life with food. Trappist monks make great cheese according to Norbert Wabnig, ...

The day of the Trappist begins with choir and religious exercises at 2:00 a.m. Breakfast is at 5:30 a.m., ... At St. Joseph's Abbey a careful inventory of the food supply was initially taken.

TRAPPIST-1 is a little too far away for a field trip, but if you wanted to have a taste of the heavenly beer that inspired its name, you need look no further than Vermont bottle shops and beer bars.

Only about dozen authentic Trappist breweries are still producing beer as abbeys close and fewer men choose to become monks, threatening a centuries-old monastic beer-making tradition.